Q: Is 997,968 a Prime Number?
A: No, 997,968 is not a prime number.
A prime number is a natural number, greater than one, that can only be divided by 1 and itself.
The number 997968 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 17 24 34 48 51 68 102 136 204 272 408 816 1,223 2,446 3,669 4,892 7,338 9,784 14,676 19,568 20,791 29,352 41,582 58,704 62,373 83,164 124,746 166,328 249,492 332,656 498,984 and 997,968, with no remainder.
Since 997,968 cannot be divided by just 1 and 997,968, it is not a prime number.